Dr. Komal Murali

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Komal Patel Murali is an Assistant Professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, dedicated to advancing palliative and hospice care for seriously ill persons across various care settings. She focuses on illuminating challenges in end-of-life decision-making and improving care delivery, communication, and education surrounding care for individuals with serious illnesses. Prof. Murali is supported by the National Institute on Aging to develop a care management intervention aimed at reducing disparities in hospice care utilization and improving care transitions for individuals with dementia and their family caregivers within home healthcare settings. Her research interests include exploring and designing family-centered programs for caregiving support among South Asian older adults with multiple chronic conditions in faith-based community settings. With a decade of clinical experience as an ICU nurse and nurse practitioner, she emphasizes clinician-informed palliative care integration in the ICU. Her foundational nursing experiences consistently inform her scholarship, driving her commitment to teaching and mentoring nursing students, clinicians, and leaders on end-of-life care for seriously ill older adults and their families.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing • New York, NY

Focused on advancing palliative and hospice care, teaching, and mentoring.

Awards

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Fellow in Palliative Care Nursing

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Early Career Faculty Award

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Nessa Coyle Leadership Lecture Award

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Research Education Component Scholar

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Emerging Leaders Award

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Distinguished PhD Student Award

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Jonas Nurse Leader Scholar

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President’s Service Award

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Norman Volk Doctoral Scholarship

Requirements for New York University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from accredited institution Strong background in biological, chemical, physical, or mathematical sciences
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Personal statement
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • CV/Resume
  • Unofficial transcripts
Specialization Notes

Open Program in Biomedical Sciences (Vilcek Institute) covers departments like Biochemistry, Pathology, Neuroscience, Microbiology, etc.